The deaths of employees of two power plants in Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhya region in separate drone attacks prompted the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to warn Monday of nuclear safety risks.
One person killed in the attacks was an employee of the Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant, the agency said. A second victim worked for the nearby Zaporizhzhya Thermal Power Plant, it said.
The agency said the deaths heightened nuclear safety and security concerns during the conflict. IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi condemned the strikes and called for attacks against nuclear facility staff to stop immediately. Grossi said threats to workers must not prevent them from carrying out their responsibilities. He also described the attacks as breaches of core nuclear safety principles.
The IAEA said the latest deaths followed an earlier reported drone fatality involving a different nuclear-plant employee several days ago. EconoTimes previously covered the agency’s account of an earlier reported death.
